736
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Thai solar calendar | 1278–1279 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 862 or 481 or −291 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 863 or 482 or −290 |
Year 736 (DCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 736th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 736th year of the 1st millennium, the 36th year of the 8th century, and the 7th year of the 730s decade. The denomination 736 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Europe
Britain
- King Æthelbald of Mercia is described in the Ismere Diploma as ruler (bretwalda) of the Mercians, and all the provinces in southern England. He is also named "Rex Britanniae" (king of Britain).[3][4]
- King Óengus I of the Picts invades the neighbouring kingdom of Dál Riata, which is subjugated. He takes the fortress of Dunadd,[5] and establishes his rule in Scotland for over two decades.
Asia
- .
Central America
- ruler of the Mayan city state of Copán in Honduras is defeated in battle by Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat, the ruler of Quiriguá (in Guatemala), and is beheaded. K'ak' ("Smoke Monkey") rules until his death in 749.
- A diplomatic team from Third Tikal-Calakmul War.
- The Mayan city state of a centuries-long rivalry, but ushering in another century of warfare that ultimately leads to both cities' abandonment in the 9th century.
- Yucatán region (Southern Mexico).
Births
Deaths
- Hugbert, duke of Bavaria
- Muiredach mac Ainbcellaig, king of Dál Riata
- Yamabe no Akahito, Japanese poet
References
- ISBN 978-184603-230-1
- ISBN 0-8122-1342-4
- ^ "Anglo-Saxons.net: S 89". Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ Fletcher, Who's Who, pp. 98–100
- ISBN 9780199693054.